title: [Nuclear magnetic resonance in ischemic cardiopathy].
abstract: Nuclear magnetic resonance is the "gold standard" technique to quantify the ventricular volume, the ejection fraction, and the myocardial mass. In patients suffering from ischemic cardiopathy, the ejection fraction is the most important prognostic parameter, even above from lessoned arteries index. An adequate diagnose between a non-viable and a viable myocardium is of great importance in the therapeutic approach for ischemic cardiopathy. By administrating a paramagnetic contrast media named gadolinium, fist pass and late-reinforcement techniques, are applied. With these, it is possible to evaluate the perfusion as well as necrotic areas. In order to identify sub-endocardium ischemia, drugs such as adenosine and dipiridamol, are employed as vasodilators. This technique allows the definition of reinforcement extension, being sub-endocardiac, which is an ailment which affects 50% of the myocardium depth, or even, transmural compromise.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cardiología Nuclear y Tomografía Cardiaca, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", INCICH, Juan Badiano Núm. 1, Colonia Sección XVI, Tlalpan 14080, México, DF.
authors.forename: Aloha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meave
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*